*****Official Dallas Stars 2021-2022 season thread*****

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It's like the NHL has a vesting program for head coaches. Once you've coached enough games another NHL team must hire you again and again.

No sport recycles head coaches like the NHL.
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It's also a bit shocking that Boston is bringing in Jim Montgomery. Talk about failing upwards.
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Took a Swedish defenseman in round 1. It's a theme.
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But this one is big and physical. I like it!
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Absolutely. We have had a pretty good hit rate with guys from over there. Excited to see how this guy fits in.
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How soon would the stars expect a young kid like that to make it to the big stage?
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duck79 said:

How soon would the stars expect a young kid like that to make it to the big stage?


Probably 2-3 years if I had to guess. At least on average. And unless the stars buy him out of his contract he's got at least one year over in Sweden? before coming statewide.
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I would imagine they'll try to have him ready for the 2025 season. That's when Lindell and Suter come off the books and is a realistic timeline.
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Pavs challenging for the lead in the American Century Championship
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I watched every bit of it. Dallas sports was very well represented with Modano, Pavelski and Romo winning it.
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Yep. I knew Pavs could play but didn't know he was that good. Pretty impressive considering he's still playing in the NHL.
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https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/34228534/colorado-avalanche-sign-valeri-nichushkin-8-year-extension-sources-say-worth-49-million
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Cappo said:

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/34228534/colorado-avalanche-sign-valeri-nichushkin-8-year-extension-sources-say-worth-49-million



I'm surprised they committed that much to him, but good for him.

Probably means they won't be able to keep both Kadri and Burakovsky
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Johnny Hockey a free agent
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Crazy

Dallas and Carolina have been negotiating with San Jose, trying to get Brent Burns. Happy free agency day! Let the craziness begin!
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How would the Stars make the money work on Burns? He makes 8 million a year so would San Jose pay part of that.
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Why the hell do we want a 37 year old Burns?
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Would likely mean trading Doby and/or Faksa somewhere, and SJ would likely retain some salary.

As to why we'd want a 37 year old defenseman...have you met Jim Nill? But in seriousness, he has history with DeBoer and Pavelski, he's a right handed defenseman (which they desperately need), provides physicality and actually still contributes offensively at a decent pace.

If this were to happen though, definitely feels like one of those deals where it looks bad in year 3...if not sooner.

It may work though as his contract would come off the books at the same time as Benn & Suter. That would give the Stars some immediate help but also allow for big moves in a few years. Nill may be thinking that there's a 2-3 window with this group and then the ability to reset with no downtime after the 24/25 season.

And lets face it. Miro made Roman Polack look good, and Burns is light years better than that.

But like most of these leaks, probably won't happen. Apparently Dallas and SJ are "far apart" in negotiations.
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Welcome to Dallas Mason Marchment
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Son of the great Bryan Marchment.
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Too soon to say what i'd like.
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It's sad he died so young but I remember the hate for Marchment.
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I like the Marchment signing.

Kind of relieved that Burns went elsewhere.

Apparently, the Stars and Klinger have been talking a ton and teammates are trying to convince him to stay. With Marchment's contract, don't see how it's possible anymore. But then again, they could trade away almost $7 million between Doby and Faksa.

If all that gets accomplished in free agency is Marchment and Klingberg, I'd be completely content with that.
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It seems like DeBoer's system relies pretty heavily on defensemen being able to get the puck on net, and Klingberg might be the best in the league at that. I've certainly had my ups and downs with Klingberg during his time here, but I think it would be a pretty major loss if he goes elsewhere.
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It would be fine signing Klingberg provided the money is right and he is no longer blocking Miro's development. Miro needs PP1 time and klingberg should drop to PP2.
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Miller is a boring signing and the kind of roster filler we were all expecting to be signed for the D.

Marchment seems like a high risk high reward signing. 4.5 million seems a bit high for a guy who hasn't played much and only has had one sort of break out season.
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Miller feels like our punishment for that Suter contract. Not that I don't like him. I think he'll be fine, but it's a downgrade on the blueline for sure.

I like the gamble on Marchment. While he plays on the opposite wing, he essentially will be an upgrade over Radulov at a lower cap hit. He's a big physical guy that plays a solid two-way game.

That leaves 1-2 spots for a young guy to step in. All of that, plus a new coach/system, and I'm somehow optimistic about this coming season. Maybe I'm crazy.
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Oh, and so glad to see Johnny Hockey out of the Western Conference. Going to Columbus. Didn't see that one coming at all.
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Don't we have some young talent that was on the verge of breaking in last year? Perhaps we are seeing the space for them being made?
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The Vegas Knights are officially a mess. Paciorrety to Carolina for…

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Their GM flamed out. Built a great team initially but got them into Cap Hell. What a dumpster fire.
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FWAppraiser said:

Their GM flamed out. Built a great team initially but got them into Cap Hell. What a dumpster fire.


As frustrating as it is that the Stars haven't been contenders for the flashy top end free agents and likely won't be for another couple of years, it is a cautionary tale for going after the shiniest new toys for the sake of having the shiniest toys (Jack Eichel, Alex Pietrangelo)

They're still a decent team if they're healthy but man, they're going to struggle to place 12 NHL level talent forwards on their roster
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Saw today that the first HOF class is Derain Hatcher and Bob Gainey.

https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-announce-dallas-stars-hall-of-fame/c-331110100
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Surprised it wasn't Modano for the first player inducted.
 
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